(06-18-2022, 06:14 PM)Fuerza1 Wrote: Can't see tweets on my phone now so if anyone else is having trouble, I'll provide the text of the following tweet here:
"That 4-man lineup with Luka, Brunson, Bullock and DFS ranked in the 98th percentile on Cleaning the Glass. Switch over to NBA .com/stats and it ranks 6th (behind four Celtics groups and one Warriors group)."
The Dallas Mavericks are not that far off!!!!
https://twitter.com/AndrewDBailey/status...5432872966
There are a lot of people still sleeping on the Mavs, thinking this run was a fluke. Their thinking is that the Mavs aren't perfect (which is true) and that they have weaknesses (which they do), all the while failing to see that (a) every other team also has flaws, and (b) the Mavs have been learning how to win, already, as is, despite their flaws, in the highest level of play.
The regular season says this team was better than or in the same tier, record-wise, than everyone except PHX and maybe MEM. The results since Jan 1 were either 1st or 2nd in the NBA. Their postseason had them in the top 4.
It's not a fluke.
They do need to improve, because other teams will be working to get better too. But they are definitely a very real threat to win a title in 2022-23. Even as is, before Wood. But while some writers and fans are still thinking "the Mavs might become good next year," make no mistake, the NBA is very aware of their immediate potential.
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